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Friday, 12 August 2022 228 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ________________________ INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER ________________________ NOTE: 1.

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Table of Contents Page Deputy President ........................................................................................ 229, 230, 232, 233 Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development ........................................ 230 Minister of Basic Education ............................................................................................... 230 Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ........................... 231, 232, 233 Minister of Health .............................................................................................................. 231 Minister of Police ............................................................................................... 231, 232, 233 Minister of Public Enterprises ........................................................................................... 229 Minister of Social Development ........................................................................................ 231 Minister of Water and Sanitation ............................................................................... 231, 232 Summary of questions for written reply ............................................................................ 234 (Replies to be submitted to: ncopquestions@parliament.gov.za) 229 Friday, 12 August 2022 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY FRIDAY, 12 AUGUST 2022 Independent power producers 534.
Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises: Whether his department will furnish information regarding all independent power producers that were selected on a contracted power purchase basis; if not, why not; if so, what are the names of such entities?

CW562E 535.
Ms M O Mokause (Northern Cape: EFF) to ask the Deputy President: Criminal activities at farm (1) Whether, with regard to Promoting Social Cohesion Initiatives, including being patron of the Moral Regeneration Movement as his responsibility, he engaged with the President regarding his alleged involvement in the criminal activities at a certain farm (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the President’s conduct is compromising the nation’s commitment to moral regeneration in this regard; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
CW588E 536.

Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) to ask the Deputy President: Challenges in Northern Cape Whether, regarding his responsibility to assist the President in the implementation of Rapid Response interventions on Service Delivery and Trouble-shooting in service delivery hotspots, he will urgently intervene to address the numerous sewerage spills that are causing water contamination, illnesses, risk to food security and threats to the longevity of the entire cities in the Northern Cape?
CW590E 537.
Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) to ask the Deputy President: Assistance to businesses (1) (a) How many businesses have been assisted to date since the riots that took place in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng in July 2021, (b) what was the scope of the assistance, (c) how many applications for assistance were received and (d) how much of the R1 billion that was allocated for the recovery of affected small, medium and micro enterprises were spent; (2) whether any reports on how such funds were utilised by the recipients are available?
CW591E Friday, 12 August 2022 230 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Electrical supply/maintenance in Emfuleni LM 538.
Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Deputy President: (1) (2) Regarding his responsibility to assist the President in the implementation of Rapid Response interventions on Service Delivery and Trouble-shooting in service delivery hotspots, what is the current status of electrical supply and maintenance in the Emfuleni Local Municipality (details furnished); (a) what actions are being taken to address the backlog of replacing faulty and broken transformers sustainably in both Eskom and Emfuleni supply areas, (b) what is the turnaround time to replace a broken transformer and (c) who is funding such replacement?
CW593E Responsibilities of district municipalities 539.
Ms C Visser (North West: DA) to ask the Deputy President: Regarding his responsibility to assist the President in the implementation of Rapid Response interventions on Service Delivery and Trouble-shooting in service delivery hotspots, how will district municipalities be trusted with more responsibilities if they could not deliver the basics, since the North West MEC dissolved the province’s Rapid Response Team and the districts are incapacitated and in a state of collapse themselves (details furnished)?
CW594E Land claims lodged in CoCT 540.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: (a) How many land claims were lodged in the City of Cape Town, (b) how many have been settled to date and (c) when will the rest be settled?

CW599E Sustainability of agricultural sector 541.


Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development: What (a) mitigation and (b) adaption plans are in place to ensure the sustainability of the agricultural sector in the Northern Cape?

CW600E Permanent positions for ECD educators 542.


Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Basic Education: When will Early Childhood Development educators be appointed in permanent positions in the Free State?

CW602E 231 Friday, 12 August 2022 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Disciplinary measures against staff 543.
Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Social Development: Whether any disciplinary measures have been taken against staff members of the Maokeng Old Age facility in Kroonstad who left the elderly unattended for a weekend (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what disciplinary measures and (b) what are the further relevant details?

CW603E Old age homes in Free State 544.


Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Social Development: (a) How many old age homes fall under the provincial government in the Free State and (b) what measures have been taken to ensure that all private institutions for the elderly (i) are registered and (ii) follow regulations?

CW604E Criminal activities by illegal miners 545.


Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: (a) What programmes have been initiated to curb criminal activities that are committed by illegal miners in the past three years and (b) what is the success rate of such programmes?

CW605E Instability faced by local municipalities 546.
Mr S Zandamela (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: What intervention have been taken to address the instability that is faced by local municipalities such as Msukalikwa and Mkhondo that is caused by the infighting of councillors of a certain political organisation (details furnished)?

CW606E 547.
CW606E 547.

Mr S Zandamela (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Health: Shortage of clinics What measures have been taken to address the shortage of clinics in the Nkomazi Local Municipality where people stand in long queues for hours and return home without medication as the clinics close at 17:00?

CW607E Refurbishing/upgrading water treatment plant 548.
Mr S Zandamela (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What measures have been taken against a certain company (details furnished) that was granted a tender to refurbish and upgrade a water treatment plant in the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality in August 2017, but failed to provide such services even after being paid Friday, 12 August 2022 232 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT and (b) how much money has been recovered from the said company as a result of its failure to provide services?
CW608E Newlands East Police Station without sexual evidence kits 549.

Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: Why the Newlands East Police Station is without sexual evidence rape kits whereas the police station accommodates a trauma unit for victims of sexual assault and rape?

CW610E POPs members trained as first responders 550.
Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police: (a) How many members of Public Order Police have been trained as first responders during the past two years, (b) from which stations throughout the country and (c) how many of such members were fully-equipped afterwards to fulfil their duties as first responders?

CW611E Councillors in arrears with rates/taxes 551.
Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: (a) How many councillors who are serving on the 17 local municipalities and three district municipalities in Mpumalanga are in arrears with the rates and taxes and (b) what measures are in place to rectify such a problem?

CW612E Water demand in Thaba Chweu LM 552.


Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation: (a) What was the water demand in the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality in the (i) 2019/20 and (ii) 2020/21 financial years, (b) what was the (i) supply and (ii) cost of water distribution for the said period and (c) by what percentage did it increase?

CW613E Purpose of Rapid Response Intervention 553.
Ms C Visser (North West: DA) to ask the Deputy President: With reference to the continuous destructive factional infightings of a certain political organisation (details furnished), what is the purpose of a Rapid Response Intervention within the developmental state if the Rapid Response Team in the North West was dissolved by the MEC (details furnished) as a result of factional tendencies regardless of the dire destructive status of all the North West municipalities?
CW615E 233 Friday, 12 August 2022 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Development of joint plans 554.
Ms C Visser (North West: DA) to ask the Deputy President: With reference to the continuous destructive factional infightings of a certain political organisation (details furnished), why the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs failed to develop joint plans with the National Treasury for the North West regarding Cooperative Intervention Measures to establish Rapid Response Teams and import such plans into distressed municipalities before they reached the status of being destroyed and looting became management style?
CW616E Authorisation by Mayor 555.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs: Whether the Mayor of the Masilonyana Local Municipality authorised and/or issued any instructions for payments to be made on behalf of the municipality during the suspension of the municipal manager and the acting municipal manager; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

CW618E 556.
CW618E 556.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Police vehicles out of service (a) How long will the Plettenberg Bay Police Station function with eleven vehicles out of service, (b) what are the reasons for many vehicles being out of service at the same time and (c) how long will it take for such vehicles to be (i) repaired and/or (ii) serviced?

CW619E Replacement of police vehicles 557.
Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) What criteria is being used by the SA Police Service to determine when (a) a vehicle would be replaced and (b) such a vehicle would be handed over to a specific police station; (2) whether any plans are in place to ensure that the functioning of the KwaNokuthula Police Station in Plettenberg Bay will not be restricted as a result of its vehicles reaching high mileages (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what plans and (b) what are the further relevant details?
CW620E Building of new police station 558.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether any plans are in place to build a new police station in KwaNokuthula as the police station is currently one brick building and various mobile units as offices (details furnished); Friday, 12 August 2022 234 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT if not, why not; if so, (a) what plans, (b) what are the timeframes and (c) what are the further relevant details?
CW621E SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN REPLY FRIDAY, 11 MARCH 2022 146.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 48)—Defence and Military Veterans.

FRIDAY, 25 MARCH 2022 194.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 85)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

(Interdepartmental transfer – 1 April 2022) 195.

Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) (p 69)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022 285.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 112)—Mineral Resources and Energy.
FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022 317.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 131)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

322.

Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) (p 132)—Justice and Correctional Services.

353.

Mr W A S Aucamp (Northern Cape: DA) (p 138)—Justice and Correctional Services.

354.

Mr W A S Aucamp (Northern Cape: DA) (p 138)—Justice and Correctional Services.

FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022 357.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 144)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

361.
361.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) (p 194)—Water and Sanitation.

(Interdepartmental transfer – 24 June 2022) 376.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 148)—Justice and Correctional Services.

FRIDAY, 3 JUNE 2022 392.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 156)—Transport.

FRIDAY, 17 JUNE 2022 411.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 172)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

412.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 172)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

425.

Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) (p 174)—Police.


235 Friday, 12 August 2022 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT FRIDAY, 24 JUNE 2022 427.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 181)—Communications and Digital Technologies.

429.

Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) (p 181)—Police.

432.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) (p 182)—Police.

439.

Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) (p 184)—Transport.

440.

Ms D C Christians (Northern Cape: DA) (p 184)—Transport.

441.
441.

Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) (p 184)—Transport.

442.

Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) (p 185)—Transport.

445.

Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) (p 185)—Finance.

446.

Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) (p 186)—Finance.

454.

Ms C Visser (North West: DA) (p 188)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

455.

Mr M Nhanha (Eastern Cape: DA) (p 223)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

(Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 461.


Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) (p 189)—Defence and Military Veterans.

463.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 224)—Police.

(Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 467.

Mr S Zandamela (Mpumalanga: EFF) (p 224)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

(Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 472.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) (p 191)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

473.
473.

Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) (p 192)—Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

475.

Ms S B Lehihi (North West: EFF) (p 192)—Minister in The Presidency.

477.

Mr S Zandamela (Mpumalanga: EFF) (p 210)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional FRIDAY, 5 AUGUST 2022 Affairs.

[1] 478.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 210)—Finance.

[2] (Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 479.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 210)—Public Service and Administration.
[3] Friday, 12 August 2022 236 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT 480.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) (p 210)—Public Service and Administration.

[4] 481.

Ms S B Lehihi (North West: EFF) (p 211)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

[5] 482.

Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) (p 211)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

[6] 483.

Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) (p 211)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

[8] 484.
[8] 484.

Mr E M Mthethwa (KwaZulu-Natal: ANC) (p 211)—Mineral Resources and Energy.

[10] (Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 485.

Ms A D Maleka (Mpumalanga: ANC) (p 211)—Finance.

[12] (Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 486.

Ms M L Mamaregane (Limpopo: ANC) (p 212)—Public Service and Administration.

[16] 487.

Mr I M Sileku (Western Cape: DA) (p 212)—Finance.

[17] (Interdepartmental transfer – 5 August 2022) 495.
Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 213)—Minister in The Presidency.

[30] 496.

Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF) (p 213)—Minister in The Presidency.

[31] 497.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) (p 214)—Minister in The Presidency.

[32] 500.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 214)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

501.

Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) (p 214)—Defence and Military Veterans.

502.

Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) (p 215)—Justice and Correctional Services.

503.
503.

Mr S F Du Toit (North West: FF Plus) (p 215)—Police.

504.

Ms B T Mathevula (Limpopo: EFF) (p 215)—Basic Education.

505.

Ms B T Mathevula (Limpopo: EFF) (p 215)—Basic Education.

506.

Ms B T Mathevula (Limpopo: EFF) (p 215)—Water and Sanitation.

507.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 215)—Public Enterprises.

508.

Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) (p 216)—Public Enterprises.

509.

Mr K Motsamai (Gauteng: EFF) (p 216)—Police.

510.

Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) (p 216)—Police.

511.
511.

Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) (p 216)—Police.

512.

Ms S A Luthuli (KwaZulu-Natal: EFF) (p 216)—Transport.

514.

Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) (p 217)—Tourism.

237 Friday, 12 August 2022 [No 25—2022] FOURTH SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT 515.

Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) (p 217)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

516.

Ms H S Boshoff (Mpumalanga: DA) (p 217)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

517.

Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) (p 217)—Public Enterprises.

518.
518.

Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) (p 217)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

519.

Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) (p 218)—Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

520.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) (p 218)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

521.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) (p 218)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

522.

Ms C Labuschagne (Western Cape: DA) (p 218)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

523.
523.

Mr I M Sileku (Western Cape: DA) (p 219)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

524.

Mr I M Sileku (Western Cape: DA) (p 219)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

525.

Mr I M Sileku (Western Cape: DA) (p 219)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

526.

Mr J J Londt (Western Cape: DA) (p 220)—Police.

527.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 220)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

528.
528.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 220)—Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

529.

Mr C F B Smit (Limpopo: DA) (p 221)—Deputy President.

530.

Mr W A S Aucamp (Northern Cape: DA) (p 221)—Finance.

531.

Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) (p 221)—Human Settlements.

532.

Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) (p 221)—Water and Sanitation.

533.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) (p 222)—Police.